Gerald Melzer vs Dennis Novak, Casablanca 2016, Round of 32
Final score
Final
7-6(4) 6-4Venue and conditions
Club RUC TennisCasablanca, MAR
ClayCourt speed1.3 vs last year95.7Slow
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 23m3Aces9
1Double faults2
46Service points won48
11Service games played11
9Service games won10
11Return games played11
1/333%Break points saved50%1/2
1/250%Break points converted67%2/3
Head to head
0Melzer
3Novak
3 meetings- CasablancaRound of 32 · 11 Oct 2016ClayThis matchDennis NovakSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Gerald MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 4
- MauthausenRound of 16 · 5 May 2022ClayDennis NovakSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 0Gerald MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 0
Gerald Melzer · Retired
- PragueRound of 16 · 8 Jun 2016ClayDennis NovakSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gerald MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.